#i got tilted while playing luigi’s mansion the other day so i’m giving it a break

[nasa-parker]

hello divas what r we up to today :3

[shining-star-elle-blog]

CHAPTER 1.

Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Be-

A voice yawned after the click of a button, although no one would be able to see where the yawn came from with how dark it was in the room. Red light radiated from the alarm clock, showing the time as 5:00 AM, and so the boy had to get out of his bed, school was soon. With motivational difficulty, he leaned over to his lamp and turned it on, revealing the owner of the tired voice.

The lamp didn't give off too much light, but it was enough to reveal his face and figure. Hanging at the side of the shaggy bed was a teenager with blue eyes, brown hair and a lanky body. He blinked away the blur in his eyesight quickly, still quite dozy.

"Ugh…" He groaned and stood up, he was pretty tall, not seemingly very strong, and had a weird scar underneath his chin, which stretched over to his chest. Then, he got up and moved away from the dim light, now barely visible in this dreary room.

One could hear him lazily moving towards his wardrobe and throwing on some clothes, seemingly too quickly, showing he didn't quite care about his appearance.

He checked his items in his left pocket and found what he was looking for, a Pokeball. He pulled it out and aimed it at the bed before clicking the middle button and… Wait, why isn't it working. Oh… did she do that again? To confirm his suspicions, he went to the biggest lump in the blanket. Pulling the top away revealed a brown, fluffy Pokemon, with a big scruff. On her left ear (his right) was a yellow flower.

"Elle, wake up." The teenage boy whispered, shaking her body around until she yawned, waking up.

"Hm…?" The female Eevee mumbled, rubbing her eyes to get a clearer view of the world. When she noticed it was just Andy, she giggled a bit. This only served to annoy Andy.

Now, you may be wondering how he could understand his Eevee companion. Well, Pokemon and trainers can communicate with each other over time. Slowly, the trainer gets more in sync with their Pokemon, learning what everything about a Pokemon's gesture, pose, or speech means. It takes years and a good bond, but it wasn't uncommon.

"Elle, you know I put you in the Pokeball to keep you safe, right?" He tilted his head.

"Yeah but… I wanna sleep in the same bed as you, it's way more comfortable than that simulated garbage!" She whined. With a sigh, Andy nodded, understanding her feelings.

"Fine, but I'm gonna do this every night." Hoping she would get tired of the same shtick each night and morning was a mistake, but he pretended it would work, regardless of if he enjoyed her doing it or not.

"Whatevs… It's so dark out and I don't have the energy to argue back about it." She yawned before tapping the Pokeball button, allowing the red light to encapsulate her once more.

With a sigh, Andy pocketed his partner's ball and picked up his phone from its charging port, and concluded that that's all he needed for the day. He didn't use a bag since he had a school locker, and rarely did his homework.

He opened his door slowly knowing it always creaked. Minimizing the amount of noise he made, he walked down a familiar spiraling staircase, setting course to leave the expensive home. It was particularly light in the house today, and he pondered why for a moment until, like magic, the reason presented itself to him.

On the couch near the bottom of the stairs, 4 tired relatives were watching the news. This wasn't too uncommon in this household, but it still bothered the boy each time it happened. A sigh expelled from his mouth, announcing his presence.

A teenage girl with tied hair popped out of her spot to greet her younger brother.

"Hey brother, promise me we'll play again sometime. Last time was so much fun but you haven't talked to me since!" A devious grin covering her face, showing her bad intentions. Andy chose to ignore her, like usual.

The two older adults on the couch ignored his presence while another teenage boy made eye-contact in a blink. His hair was blonde, contradicting Andrew's dark brown, and while Andy's was messy, the other teenager had it nice and clean.

"If you don't take care of my Meowth tonight, there'll be consequences." The teenager whispered into Andy's ear, and fell back onto the couch, enjoying the latest story about a Poliwhirl firefighter.

Andrew had chills before he finally turned the knob to leave, but unfortunately for his nerves, his two parents turned at him slowly, a stern look covering their faces, which only made him leave the house quicker. Slamming the door behind him, he started his trek to his bus stop, of which was much further than his siblings.

When he got out of the driveway he stared back at the mansion. While lights throughout the expensive home blasted past the windows, his room was only dimly lit.

As he walked down the winding sidewalk past the many other mansions littering the hills, it was too dark for him to see anything except shadows. The lights usually on at night had disappeared, no longer filling his eyes with the vision he sought.

Eventually, he decided he was far enough from home and fiddled around his pocket to find his friend's Pokeball, and got a grip. Once he got it out he threw it instantaneously, not caring to think about how to send her out properly. She materialized a few feet in front of him before her ball zoomed back to his hand like a magnet.

Elle yawned and tapped her flower before looking at Andy.

"Good morning for realsies! I'm ready for the challenges today." Elle reported. She did this each day and was a good indicator to Andy of many things; energy, willpower, strength and of course making sure she was healthy mentally. She usually did it in return.

"Well, Andy, what about you?" She asked in a peppy voice.

"I'm a bit worried for tonight, but school is going to be decent." He started to walk down the road, Elle following to his right.

"Oh really? What classes do we have today? I kinda forgot."

"Today we have Refresh, Algebra, Biology and Partner Gym."

"I can't wait for last period!" Her eyes seemed to sparkle in the dark.

They went quiet for some time, mostly watching around the road, their world slowly opening up as the Sun rose. It was a peaceful time walking by the condos and mansions, all of which casting a creepy shadow onto them. Andy always thought of Luigi's Mansion when walking down these roads, despite them not being worn down at all.

Thankfully for the duo, finally reaching the end of a corner was a sign; it read "Beach Hlls" and pointed an arrow past his back. Looking ahead was the narrow roads that led into the city, and was where he would, each day, start the real long stretch to school.

"So… how were Andrianna and Jack today?" Elle delicately asked. Andy sighed.

"Well, Andrianna won't stop bothering me about wanting to do her definition of play, likely something I'd hate, and Jack wants me to take care of his Meowth again." Andy groaned, looking down. His blood was boiling, but he learned to ignore his anger.

"Sorry I can't help you… I'll have to be waiting in the ball I guess." Elle was always disheartened by the way he was treated by his family. Andy noticed it and patted her head, smiling.

"I know you always dislike it, but well, I just have to deal with it." He shrugged, not letting his problems become hers. She still felt bad, but the weight in her chest lightened up, knowing he didn't blame her, despite herself saying it was her fault for not being strong enough.

The padding of sneakers and paws were all that could be heard for a mile, albeit the occasional car driving down, which in turn freaked out Elle. Despite it being years since they started going down this route, she was always afraid of cars and jumped into Andy's legs or arms to avoid the sound of roaring engines.

The open road had many fields on the sides, filled with scattered trees and bushes. Many Pokemon interactions could be seen in the preserves. A tree had a Pancham leering at a Teddiursa, a Ursaring and Pangoro duo watching a fair bit behind. Litleos ran from a female Pyroar playfully in the fields. If one looked close in the trees, they could see a Raticate running from a second Pyroar, male this time. An Oranguru tried to talk to a Quagsire to horrible results, which Elle's perky ears overheard, and tried to horribly translate to Andrew, who turned out to only partially get it. Something about trying to talk intelligently, and the water type forgetting his words quickly.

About an hour later, they finally reached the bus stop, signified by an orange sign reading "Ravenwood Neighborhood". Next to that sign was a distinct yellow sign with a bus symbol, Andy and Elle had finally arrived. At the stop was one other teenager, humped over as he used his phone.

"Probably around another 5 minutes…" Andy mumbled, mostly for himself. Elle caught it, but didn't care to comment, only fearing the noise of the vehicle in question. In fact, she was quivering a small bit and held onto her flower, which made Andy feel inclined to help her.

"I'll bring you back out later…" Andy sighed, and recalled the shaking Pokemon back. Now it was just him and the hooded teenager a few feet away from him. This was one of the only people Andy got along with at this school, as he knew how sucky it was just to get to school from Andrew's home. The teenager was named Franty, but they still didn't talk to each other much. Speaking of that, with no cute distraction, Andy's feet hurt more than ever, but he tried to ignore it. He stood there patiently, ignoring his aching back and feet, trying to remember positive things. Over time it was getting easier, but it would always ache at least somewhat.

The bus's engine could be heard down the road, getting louder until finally it was within view. Andy's feet started to ache less simply at the idea of relaxing his poor muscles, and when the bus finally stopped, he sauntered into the loud bus quickly, ignoring sneers and small chuckles from the other students. Once he reached the back, he nearly collapsed into the seat, not sitting up because he was alone. Laying down on the seats, he tried to pass the time by thinking.

His thoughts from earlier returned. The positive thoughts were nearly all centered around one thing, Elle, and he focused on those instead of the snickers indirectly sent at him. Then he thought about when he had met her.

It felt like it had been so long.

All those years ago.

He fiddled with her ball, staring at it in his hand, letting the memories flow inside the mind. His unspeakable and unforgettable memory of the day came back.

The little boy had been sent out of his home like usual, it being a Saturday morning, and his parents not wanting him around. He decided to go into the woods despite better judgment by his fellow kids. "It's all mucky and sticky, ugh! You can get hurt too!"

As he took his first steps inside, it felt magical. It smelled like grass and nature, and was not too hot or too warm. Filling his sight was many Pokemon just… living. Yet, he saw a predator Poochyena take out a Pidgey, indicating to him that it was dangerous as well. Yet that made him excited to explore. Before he knew it, he was running through trees, dodging the erratic bushes and shrubs of the forest. Before he knew it, he saw a dirt road, which he decided to use after looking longingly at it. For a few minutes he simply watched the bird Pokemon filling the air, wishing deep down he could fly away from his troubles too.

Bang! Bang! The sound rang out for miles. The peaceful scent of the forest became the dreadful, dangerous smell of gunpowder.

He started shaking in fear. It happened just a few 100 feet away, he estimated, and against his better judgement ran down the dirt path. Then, a rackety old van came down the path, and he dodged the speeding vehicle by jumping to the left. It was black, and had drivers with a weirdly dark uniform. Running down the road, he ignored his near death experience. There were bigger fish to fry. He heard the crying of a Pokemon.

Finally, he reached the curve and heaved, his heart trying to catch up. That was when he saw the sight that would never leave his mind.

A Leafeon and an Espeon laying on the ground. Blood covered their fur coats, and a cracked egg sat next to a crying Eevee kit. The Espeon's ruby lit up and showed Andy the events in full.

It faded in between scenes of sorts. The mates and the shiny Eevee son were relaxing in a den when Team Rocket came by, and used some device to know exactly where the shiny Eevee was. He felt her fear. He felt their worry for their kept throwing Pokeballs, and the Espeon kept throwing them back. Using Pokemon to distract them, when the female Rocket checked a device, she said they were running out of time. The male pulled out those weird metallic devices, and shot the mates. He felt her sadness… not just towards her likely death, but more towards her baby. Taking the shiny Eevee, ignoring the Eevee that had been born that morning, thankfully, the Rockets got in their van and left.

"Take… care… of… her…" Was the Espeon mother's last words.

"I-I promise I will." Andy held her paw and cried into it. He didn't notice it, but she had a smile and tear before she died. "I… trust you." She believed he had a future ahead of him more than anyone else. She believed he would grow to huge heights. The 11 year old cried into the afternoon, burying the Leafeon and Espeon. The Eevee kit watched it all, crying too.

Then he realized that he had promised to take care of a baby Pokemon, but he had never been allowed to own a Pokemon before. It was gonna take a lot of work, but he picked up the Eevee gently with his bloody arms, holding it up high to look at her. They cried into each other's bodies throughout the night.

He was going to think of what happened next, but the bus made a sharp turn that jolted him out of his day-dreaming state. The sign out the window read "Pallet City Public High School" and he groaned. Wiping off his few tears, he was the last to leave the bus.

The first day of the rest of his life had started.